skiing possy on the way home

Hectic couple of days down south

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September 17th 2006
Hey guys, last couple of days have been really busy, we stayed a night in Haas, taking time to stop off at the franz joseph glascier which was absolutely breath taking, on the way down from reefton to queenstown. The next day we drove on the most beautiful drives I've ever seen and one that is ranked in the top 10 in the world, in towards queenstown through the mountains and around the lakes, we s ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more